Conference explores sustainable packaging trends

Conference explores sustainable packaging trends by Lisa Pierce

March 30, 2012 - Florida -  In its sixth edition, the annual Sustainability in Packaging Conference sponsored by Packaging Digest and Pira Intl. demonstrates the evolution of sustainability in the packaging segment.This year's conference, held March 12-14 in Orlando, FL, highlighted sustainable packaging developments and the latest advances in the science of sustainability. Read More

CRI in the News - Previous Years

2011

Recycling group: Bottle deposit states create more jobs Shawn Wright

Dec. 15, 2011 Bottle deposit return systems create 11 to 38 times more jobs than curbside recycling systems for beverage containers, a recently released report has found. Waste & Recycling News

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Returning to Work By Clarissa Morawski and Jeff Morris

December 2011 Workers are needed in landfilling, curbside recycling, and container deposit return. But which sector brings the most much-needed jobs to the U.S. economy? Our authors provide a detailed analysis of the positive impact container deposit return programs can have on job creation. Resource Recycling

CRI mentioned: Understanding what these job impacts are, at each and every stage of resource extraction and recovery, is what guided new research just released by the Container Recycling Institute.

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5 ways your workout is killing the environment

5 Ways Your Workout is Killing the Environment by VALERIE DENNY

Mar 15, 2012 - when we work out, most of us only worry about the calories we’re burning. It probably doesn’t cross our minds that we’re burning through the earth’s resources as well. Read More

Lose the bottles, save the planet by Savannah Wingo

Lose the bottles, save the planet by Savannah Wingo

February 22nd, 2012 - Texas State should eliminate the sale of all bottled water on campus with the implementation of the new EZH2O “hydration stations.” Not only would banning the bottle help save the environment and student money, it would put Texas State on the map as the first Texas university to stop selling that item on campus. Read More

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New beverage container deposit program bills. Expansion and repeal proposals. Sales, redemption rate and waste trends. Refillable bottle infrastructure. Extended producer responsibility.

CRI covers them all – and more – as the leading source of original research, objective analysis and responsible advocacy on the recycling of beverage containers.

Get the latest insights on our Publications and Letters and Briefings pages. Also visit our California DRS page for details on important upgrades made to the state’s beverage container deposit return program, but also the need for additional program reforms – in large part due to misreporting of its fund balance, which diligent work by CRI helped bring to light.

Plus, sign up for our Weekly Headlines e-newsletter for the latest beverage container deposit and recycling industry news, and check back for new information as we continue working to make North America a global model for the collection and quality recycling of packaging materials.

CRI offers a variety of membership and partnership options that provide a wide range of benefits, including complimentary registration to CRI webinars, technical assistance and more.

Review the options on our Memberships & Partnerships page and join us!

Find a wealth of data on metrics such as recycling rates, waste and sales for all beverage container types on CRI’s Data Archive page. Charts and graphs present key information in a user-friendly way.

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This counter represents the number of beverage cans and bottles that have been landfilled, littered and incinerated in the US so far this year
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